Chapter 44: Dragon List and Tiger List

  It was already past eleven, and Zhao Tiezhu and others were standing at the hotel entrance. After Chen Zhe paid the bill and came out, despite being extremely painful, he still politely suggested that they should get together again next time, with a hint of leaving his phone number. However, Li Ling'er and the other girls simply ignored Chen Zhe's implication, typical of those who take advantage of others' hospitality without showing any gratitude.

  "We're going back, bye." Li Ling'er said, holding Zhao Tiezhu's hand and speaking to Chen Zhe. Chen Zhe, unwilling to give up, asked: "Where are you staying? Do you want me to send a car to take you there?"

  "It's okay," Su Yanni said, "we're staying at Tiezhu's house, we can just take a taxi back."

  "Are you two both living in Zhao Tiezhu's house?" Chen Zhe said with a bit of disbelief.

  "Yes, not just us, Zi Yi sister is too. Alright, let's not talk about it anymore, we have a taxi, let's go." Li Ling'er said as she hailed two taxis, and everyone got in, leaving Chen Zhe with a car light that was getting farther and farther away.

  Chen Zhe was now truly envious, jealous and resentful. How could the gap between people be so big? In what way was he inferior to Zhao Tiezhu? Those were three top-notch beauties, not three wild chickens, and they even lived together! He had never played with three women at once in his entire life.

  He glanced at Guo Jing beside him, and Chen Zhe thought of Zhao Tiezhu's three flights of freedom, a wicked fire suddenly rose from his lower abdomen. He wrapped his arms around Guo Jing's waist and directly turned into that five-star hotel again, opening a room to relieve the fire.

  At this time, in the suburbs of FJ City. Under the dark night, two figures were sprinting rapidly through the forest, the trees on the road couldn't stop them at all. The moonlight occasionally flashed across their faces, but it was an old man with white hair and a young man who looked like he was in his teens.

  "Grandpa, is this competition really being held in FJ City?" the young man asked.

  "Yes, this time I'm taking you to the FJ City's 5-yearly Dragon Ranking Battle, you're the most talented one in our Chen family, I'll bring you out to see the world, and Grandpa will also fight for his own ranking."

  "Grandpa will definitely win!" The young man said firmly.

  "Nowadays, it's the era of young people. The Hu Biao ranking has also started in FJ City, and if you can get a good ranking, you'll have the opportunity to challenge the Long Biao ranking in the future. You know, the Long Biao only ranks 20 places, and everyone on it gets great benefits. As for the Hu Biao, as a supplementary ranking, the top five of each session also receive awards from above. You must strive hard! This time, you can also visit your sister while you're in FJ. That girl hasn't returned home since she ran away that time." The old man said, gazing at the distant moon, with a flash of brightness in his eyes, but it was only for an instant before returning to its usual dullness.

  This person is actually ranked fourth on the Dragon List, Taiji Sword, Chen Daoling

  At FJ Airport, an airplane slowly landed on the runway, and a stylishly dressed young man walked out of the plane, gazing at the distant neon lights flashing in FJ City, with a smile emerging from the corner of his mouth. On the young man's hand, a leather glove was faintly visible, and under the cover of night, he strolled into a private club in FJ City.

  Rank 6 on the Dragon List, Iron Fist, Mu Tianzun

  In the city center of FJ City, a fat man seemed to be searching for something, turning around in the alleys. Finally, he saw a hidden store deep in the alley, with dark red lights on inside. The fat man let out a happy hum, adjusted his belt, and walked into the store with a sly smile.

  Ranking fifth, Fat Devil, Liu Xingfu

  Tonight, countless masters with extraordinary skills are either rushing to FJ or have already arrived at FJ. They are all waiting for a grand gathering, a grand gathering that takes place once every 5 years! The Dragon List Ranking Tournament.

  The land of China has a long history of martial arts, and there are countless extraordinary individuals with superhuman abilities. Some people's personal strength has reached an inhuman realm, not to mention the modern era where firearms have made personal strength seem insignificant. However, for those true masters, even if you were armed with machine guns, you wouldn't be able to land a hit on them.

  To restrict these powerful individuals or to manage them more systematically, the country established a highest-ranking list of martial arts experts, the Dragon List, from its inception. The nation invited all the extraordinary individuals across the country to participate and ranked them according to their strength. The government would then provide certain rewards and subsidies, which were not limited to material benefits.

  The state had a regulation that anyone on the Dragon List enjoyed a certain degree of autonomy and immunity. However, those on the list also had certain obligations: when the nation faced danger, they must lend a hand. Although these masters might be useless against large-scale destructive weapons, they could infiltrate enemy lines, gather intelligence, and assassinate key targets.

  During the civil war between Mao and Chiang, the top players on the Dragon List achieved unprecedented accomplishments. Moreover, if the top players on the Dragon List were willing, they could directly enter the Special Operations Division of the National Security Bureau, moving from behind-the-scenes to center stage, and subsequently embark on an official career path. Therefore, although the Dragon List is not known to ordinary people, its name is well-known in the country's underground world. Every person on the Dragon List who is placed locally is a figure who can shake the ground with just one footstep.

  Under the Dragon List, a Tiger List was set up. The Tiger List is specifically designed for younger newcomers. After all, the divine state martial arts are not something that can be practiced overnight, and many young people are still growing up, unlike those old monsters. To encourage these young people, the country has also established a Tiger List, which consists of 100 people. The top five on the Tiger List have the qualification to challenge the Dragon List.

  The ranking battle of the Dragon List is mostly initiated by the lower-ranked challenger challenging the higher-ranked one. If they win, they replace the original person; if they lose, they remain in their original position. The Tiger List competition takes place before the Dragon List competition. After the Tiger List competition is over, the Dragon List trial begins.

  There are two ways for young people to enter the Tiger List: one is to participate in many complex elimination matches and obtain qualifications to challenge the Tiger List members. If they win, they replace that person's position. The other method is through the recommendation of a high-ranking Dragon List expert. Each high-ranking Dragon List expert has one recommendation qualification.

  This time's Dragon List competition was arranged in FJ City, but at this time, Zhao Tiezhu didn't know that FJ City had unknowingly become the most concerned place in the entire Shenzhou, or even the whole world's underground society. Various demons and eccentric people gathered in FJ, causing a stir.

  Outside the largest gold shop in FJ, two people, one tall and one short, stood in front of a counter, calmly looking around. They only asked about the prices of a few pieces of jewelry but didn't seem to be interested in buying anything, which made the salesperson lose enthusiasm and go serve other customers instead.

  Half an hour later, the two men walked out of the gold shop and came to a secluded inn. As they entered the inn, the taller one said: "This store has a lot of goods, this time it's not easy to make a big profit. Shorty, are you in or not?"

  "Dry, how can we not dry, however, tall one, this time the Dragon List is held in FJ City for a big comparison, what we are doing now, isn't the risk too great?" The short one frowned and said.

  "What's there to be afraid of? Those people are all busy preparing for the big competition, who cares about us? We're also one of the top names on last year's Tiger Chart. And those little cops, what's there to fear?" Gao said loudly.

  "Alright, let's do it tomorrow." The dwarf also made up his mind.